MV York

History
NameYork
Owner York Maritime Co., Greece
Operator Bernhard Schulte Ship Management, Germany
Port of registry Singapore
BuilderHigaki Shipbuilding
Launched27 March 2000
Identification
NotesCaptured by Somali pirates in October 2010 and used as mothership for piracy operations (January 2011) Released by the pirates in March 2011.
General characteristics
Tonnage5,076 DWT
Length101 m (331 ft 4 in)
Beam20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Draft5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Crew17 (October 2010)

MV York is a tanker for transport of liquefied gas that after its 2010 capture by Somali pirates had become a mothership for pirate operations. The vessel was released on March 10, 2011, after an unknown amount of ransom had been paid.